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“The market for costume jewellery and accessories is estimated at $16.3 billion.”, Nandita Bose, Burnt Sienna

by Paul Joseph July 24, 2011 Featured

We at YourStory.in recently interacted with Nandita Bose, Fashion Entrepreneur & Founder of a jewellery manufacturing company, Burnt Sienna. In this interview for YourStory.in, Nandita tells us more about her journey so far. Nandita was also one of the finalists at the British Council’s Young Fashion Entrepreneur Awards in 2010. To know more about the Young Fashion Entrepreneur Awards, click… (Visit Yourstory.in for full news, other content, and much more!)

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British Council announces Young Creative Entrepreneur Award winners for 2011

by Paul Joseph July 20, 2011 Featured

The British Council announced the winners of the Young Creative Entrepreneur Award 2011 across the categories of Publishing, Screen, Design, Interactive, Performing Arts and Fashion at a grand ceremony here in New Delhi today. Given below are names of the winners: Publishing Award (Visit Yourstory.in for full news, other content, and much more!)

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Anand Gurnani of AnimationXpress on being an ‘interactive’ entrepreneur

by Paul Joseph July 4, 2011 Featured

Serial entrepreneur Anand Gurnani is someone who started very early. He launched his first company at the age of 15 and has been involved with 6 ventures till now.  But he makes no bones about the ace in his pack, AnimationXpress.com, which is one of the world’s leading portals for the animation domain. Anand was also one of the finalists at the British Council’s Young Creative Entrepreneur… (Visit Yourstory.in for full news, other content, and much more!)

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Suman Chakraborty, ROMAN Books, literary fiction and poetry for general trade

by Paul Joseph June 27, 2011 Featured

We at YourStory.in recently spoke to Suman Chakraborty, Publishing Entrepreneur and Founder of ROMAN Books, publisher of high-quality literary fiction and poetry for the general trade with a strong overseas market. Suman was also one of the finalists at the British Council’s Young Publishing Entrepreneur Awards in 2008. To know more about the Young Publishing Entrepreneur Awards, click here. To… (Visit Yourstory.in for full news, other content, and much more!)

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Publishing Entrepreneur, Divya Dubey, Gyaana Books, Fiction For Adults

by Paul Joseph June 19, 2011 Featured

We at YourStory.in recently caught up with Divya Dubey, Delhi based Publishing Entrepreneur and Founder of Gyaana Books, a trade-book publishing firm that focuses on fiction for adults. Divya Dubey was also one of the finalists at the British Council’s Young Publishing Entrepreneur Awards in 2010. To know more about the Young Publishing Entrepreneur Awards, click here. To follow the Young… (Visit Yourstory.in for full news, other content, and much more!)

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Sarthak Sengupta of Sahil & Sarthak on being a ‘design’ entrepreneur

by Paul Joseph June 12, 2011 Featured

We at YourStory caught up with ‘design’ entrepreneur Sarthak Sengupta, the co-founder of Sahil & Sarthak, a Delhi-based studio that provides design consultancy services for a wide range of disciplines such as interiors, furniture, products and accessories, visual communication, strategic design and system design. Sarthak was also one of the finalists at the British Council’s Young Design… (Visit Yourstory.in for full news, other content, and much more!)

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Delhi based Fashion Entrepreneur Gaurav Jai Gupta, Akaaro, Hand Woven Textile Design Studio

by Paul Joseph June 5, 2011 Featured

In conversation with Gaurav Jai Gupta, the creator of Akaaro, Abhilasha Dafria for YourStory.in finds out how he designed his dreams to architect the first Indian fashion and textiles studio to exhibit at The Great Contemporary Northern Craft Fair. Gaurav was one of the finalists at The British Council’s Young Creative Entrepreneur Awards in the Fashion Category in 2009. To know more about… (Visit Yourstory.in for full news, other content, and much more!)

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publishing next, a conference on future of publishing, to be held on September 16 and 17 in Goa

by Paul Joseph June 1, 2011 Featured

CinnamonTeal Publishing, the British Council YCE winner, is the organizer CinnamonTeal Publishing, a division of Dogears Print Media Pvt. Ltd, is organizing Publishing Next, a two-day Conference on the future of publishing on 16 and 17 September 2011 in Goa. (Visit Yourstory.in for full news, other content, and much more!)

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Rixi Bhatia, Attic, a contemporary, artsy, quirky Fashion and Lifestyle store in Mumbai

by Paul Joseph May 29, 2011 Featured

In conversation with Abhilasha Dafria for YourStory.in, Rixi Bhatia, shares her story of how imagination, creativity and spunk came together to launch Attic – a fashion and lifestyle store, that aims to promote art and design of every form. Rixi was one of the finalists at The British Council’s Young Creative Entrepreneur Awards in the Fashion Category in 2009. To know more about the Young… (Visit Yourstory.in for full news, other content, and much more!)

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British Council India is hosting the first ever Global Changemakers Asia Youth Summit

by Paul Joseph April 7, 2011 Featured

The British Council India is hosting the first ever Global Changemakers Asia Summit from 17 – 23 July 2011. They are looking for 60 young social entrepreneurs and community activists between 18 – 24 years of age to participate. The application process is now live and will close on 17 April 2011. Please go here to apply. (Visit Yourstory.in for full news, other content, and much more!)

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